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DRAGONFORCE's GEE ANZALONE To Miss U.S. Tour; AQUILES PRIESTER To Step In

Drummer Gee Anzalone will be forced to miss DRAGONFORCE's upcoming U.S. tour due to health issues and will be temporarily replaced by Aquiles Priester (ANGRA, TONY MACALPINE, W.A.S.P.). Anzalone's absence from the trek was announced earlier today via DRAGONFORCE's social media. The band wrote: "DRAG...

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NILE Announces 'Vile Nilotic Rites Part II' North American Tour

Technical death metal Egyptologists NILE have announced the "Vile Nilotic Rites Part II" fall 2020 tour. The 43-date trek will kick off on September 26 in Durham, North Carolina and will make stops in Toronto, Denver and Atlanta before concluding in Monterey on November 14 at Explanda De Los Sultane...

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Watch LAMB OF GOD Play Intimate Concert At Chicago's House Of Vans

LAMB OF GOD played a special show last night (Friday, February 14) at the House Of Vans in Chicago. The free event included a photography exhibit featuring photos from singer Randy Blythe that will be included in the artwork for LAMB OF GOD's upcoming self-titled album. LAMB OF GOD's performance at...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE On Upcoming Album: 'This Whole Record Is Political'

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke to U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine about "Checkmate", the first single from the band's upcoming self-titled album. "[The track is] the most on the nose politically, but this whole record is political," Blythe says. "There's not a single song [on the album] about an i...

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Watch DRAGONFORCE Perform With New Bassist ALICIA VIGIL

Fan-filmed video footage of DRAGONFORCE's February 4 concert at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, Netherlands can be seen below. The show marked the band's second performance with new bassist and backing vocalist Alicia Vigil (VIGIL OF WAR),who joined DRAGONFORCE last month. DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman...

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DRAGONFORCE's SAM TOTMAN Says Former Bassist FRÉDÉRIC LECLERCQ Was 'Never The Biggest Fan' Of Power Metal

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Sam Totman spoke to the "Scars And Guitars" podcast about the band's latest addition, bassist/vocalist Alicia Vigil (VIGIL OF WAR). Asked if she is a permanent replacement for DRAGONFORCE's longtime bassist Frédéric Leclercq, who left the band last August, Totman said: "Well, w...

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DRAGONFORCE Recruits Bassist ALICIA VIGIL

This past September, DRAGONFORCE unleashed its eighth full-length, "Extreme Power Metal", worldwide. In support of this release, the band will head out on the road next month in Europe, before touring the USA with UNLEASH THE ARCHERS and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. Both of these treks will see Alicia Vigil...

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Rumor: DRAGONFORCE Guitarist HERMAN LI Leaves IBANEZ

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li is rumored to have left Ibanez, the legendary Japanese guitar firm he has been endorsed by for a decade and a half. Li, who was born in Hong Kong and moved to England during his teenage years, is said to be working on a new signature guitar with an as-yet-undisclosed...

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DRAGONFORCE Announces March 2020 U.S. Tour With UNLEASH THE ARCHERS And VISIONS OF ATLANTIS

Power metal legends DRAGONFORCE will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in March 2020. Support on the trek will come from UNLEASH THE ARCHERS and VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. The tour will begin on March 5 in Phoenix, Arizona and end on March 21 in Brooklyn, New York. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday, Dece...

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Hang Out With DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI And MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO On TWITCH

This afternoon (Friday, December 13),come hang with DRAGONFORCE's Herman Li and MEGADETH's Kiko Loureiro on Twitch. Beginning at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET, Li and Loureiro will chat with you and do some jamming too. In a 2016 interview with Communities Digital News, Li said that he started playing the...

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THE LOCAL BAND Feat. CHILDREN OF BODOM, THE 69 EYES, RECKLESS LOVE Members: Video Of Entire November 2019 Helsinki Concert

THE LOCAL BAND, the Finnish covers act featuring Alexi Laiho (CHILDREN OF BODOM),Jussi 69 (THE 69 EYES),Olli Herman (RECKLESS LOVE) and Archie Kuosmanen (SANTA CRUZ),performed on November 29 at the Circus in Helsinki, Finland. Fan-filmed video footage of the entire concert can be seen below. Feat...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Sets Record Straight Regarding His Involvement With SCORPIONS' 'Lovedrive' Album

In a brand new interview with Guitar Interactive, Michael Schenker attempted to to set the record straight regarding his involvement with the 1979 SCORPIONS album "Lovedrive". Asked if he played all the guitars on the LP, Michael said (see video below): "I don't remember what I played. All I know is...

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Watch DRAGONFORCE Perform Cover Of CELINE DION's 'My Heart Will Go On' In Tucson

Fan-filmed video footage of DRAGONFORCE performing a full-speed cover version of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" on October 1 in Tucson, Arizona can be seen below. The studio version of the song appears on DRAGONFORCE's eighth full-length album, "Extreme Power Metal", which was released on Septe...

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DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI: 'I Feel Like I Get Possessed Once I Play The Guitar'

Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life recently conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of power metallers DRAGONFORCE. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the decision to name DRAGONFORCE's new studio album "Extreme Power...

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Watch DRAGONFORCE Perform At 'TwitchCon 2019' Opening Ceremony

On September 27, power metal legends DRAGONFORCE performed at TwitchCon 2019 in San Diego, California during the opening ceremony at the Glitch Theatre, to celebrate the launch of their eighth full-length, "Extreme Power Metal". In addition to the live audience of thousands, this performance was str...